Mercenary Seax Warriors

Short and deadly, a hacking weapon. Death by seax takes agonising, terrifying time.

In Old English, the word 'seax' simply means 'knife'. Specifically, the seax is a dagger, usually made of iron, with a single edge. It was commonly used by the Saxon tribes from at least the Migration Period into the early Middle Ages - and is in fact the etymological root of the tribe's name, used by the Romans to differentiate one 'barbarian' enemy from another. There were many types of seax, with differences in length and breadth but retaining basic design of a wooden hilt into which the blade is fitted. Used for hunting as well as battle, one of the most famous examples is the 'Seax of Beagnoth', discovered in the riverbed of the River Thames in southern England and named for its owner, whose name is inscribed along the blade. Beagnoth also inscribed the runic alphabet along the blade, notably making distinct errors in the transcription and messily rectifying his mistake.

Unit Name

Mercenary Seax Warriors

Main Unit Key

cha_merc_sax_seax_warriors

Land Unit Key

cha_merc_sax_seax_warriors

Naval Unit Key

cha_longship_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

370

Recruitment Cost

370

Upkeep Cost

220

Melee Attack

45

Melee Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

cha_seax

├ Melee Base Damage

20

├ Armour-piercing Damage

12

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

5

Charge Bonus

17

Melee Defence

44

├ Base Defence

19

├ Shield

cha_round

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

10

├ Armour

cha_cloth_helmet

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

cha_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

45

Abilities

Mercenary Seax Warriors

Shield WallThe unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.

Attributes

Resistant to FatigueFatigue has less of an effect on this unit.

Hide (forest)This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.